22 July 2010: Morgan Rose scure acquittal for their client who was prosecuted by the SFO and despite a trial proceeding against him in his absence. See the SFO press release at http://www.sfo.gov.uk/press-room/latest-press-releases.aspx
1 June 2010: All charges against directors of TV Links thrown out. Morgan Rose secured the dismissal of all charges before trial, in the Bristol Crown Court in the private prosecution of TV Links by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT). The case, alleging conspiracy to defraud by directors of a company that provided internet links to allegedly copyright protected material, was dismissed in full by the Judge on an application in January of this year.
15 January 2010: Morgan Rose secures an acquittal for Alan Ellis, the administrator of one of the world's largest peer to peer websites - Oink's Pink Palace - after a 7 day trial at Teesside Crown Court. Today, a jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty in just 90 minutes, which was a resounding victory in case which has spanned several years.
This case was the first of its type, whereby a complaint was made to British police by both the British Phonographic Industry and the International Federation of Phonographic Industry alleging criminal rights infringement caused by the operation of a peer to peer website. Unusually, police had invited TV crews to film the raid of Mr Ellis' property in October 2007. Morgan Rose instructed Mr Alex Stein of 5 Fountain Court Chambers, Birmingham.
See the reports at:
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2010/01/16/oink-website-owner-cleared-by-jury-at-teesside-crown-court-84229-25615291/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/8461879.stm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/15/oink_verdict/
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/30856/oink-founder-cleared-in-uk-court
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5iQdGjKxv2Ea9qoDPQctpYenbBsEg
December 2009: Morgan Rose acts in case of R v Bowles.
See the report at:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6949450.ece
December 2009: Morgan Rose secures two acquittals in serious money laundering case of R v S at Isleworth Crown Court. A mother and son accused of laundering the proceeds of a £16m VAT fraud were acquitted after a long trial.
2008: Morgan Rose overturns the conviction of Sammy El-Kurd in a landmark decision of the Court of Appeal: R v El-Kurd (II) EWCA Crim 1888/2007. Archbold News
Securing a landmark judgment in Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 case.
See the report at:
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article3876570.ece
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